Improvement in harrows



W. HORNS S". W. C. BUDROW.

HARROW.

Ptented Feb 15,1876.

I 1 i537." Hum- I ATTORNEY N.PE|'ERS, PHDTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. U.G.

UNITED STATES PATENT OE -IoE.

WILLIAM HORNS AND WILLIAM C. BUDROW, OF OGDEN, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARROWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,542, dated February 15, 1876; application filed July 24, 1875.

v To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, W1LLIA1uHoRNs and W. 0. BUDROW, of Ogden, in the county of 'Booneand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Harrow, of which the following is a specification:

' Figure l is a top View of my improved harrow. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

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The object of this invention is to furnish an improved harrow, which shall be so constructed as to run level, and have all its parts do their proper work, however uneven the land may be, which will prevent the evener from droppingto the soil should a part of the harrow be raised to clear it of obstructions, and which will prevent the team from backing or turning upon the harrow.

. The invention consists in the combination of the pivoted bars and the chains with the sections of the harrow and with the evener.

sections ,A are attached the ends of short chains D, which are connected at their centers with the eveners O by eyebolts or other convenient means. The chains D are made of such a length as to bea little slack, and are designed to keep the forward ends of the sections A in their proper places.

To the under sides of the ends of the evener G are attached shoes E, to keep the said evener from dropping to the ground when a part of the harrow is raised from theground to clear it of rubbish orother obstructions. The shoes E may be replaced by small wheels,

if desired.

- To the evener C is pivoted the end of the tongue F, so that it may have suffioient play WILLIAM HORNS. I

W. O. BUDROW. Witnesses R. ST. HELEN, CHAS. BLAUFORD. 

